# NTSB CHI80FEM48: Piper PA-28, N6378C, Shelby, MI, August 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1980
- Place: Shelby, MI · SHELBY, MI
- Location: 43.6121° N, 86.3645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelby, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6121&lon=-86.3645&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEM48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1968  80/8/28    SHELBY,MI           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 1500
        TIME - 1645                    N6378C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEANA CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHELBY,MI                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PLT STATED T/D WITHIN FIRST 1/3 RWY,PAST MID-POINT REALIZED ROLLING TOO FAST,APPLIED BRAKES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6378C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6378C-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 28-7816416, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oceana Co

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800828042329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800828042329A), Aug 28, 1980: Piper PA28161, Shelby, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot landed too fast and too FAR down runway. Overshot and ran off end of runway.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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